Plow.



No. 836,530. PATENTED Nov. 20, 1906.

A.G.PBRRY. PLOWl APPLICATION IIED UIYG, 1906.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PLOW.

Specification ofLetters Patent.

Patented Nov. 20, 1906.

Application filed July 6,1906. Serial No. 325.033.

To LZZ whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALvY GREEN PERRY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Coldwater, in the county of Tate and State of Mississippi, have invented new and useful Improvements in Flows, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to double turningplows for bedding and breaking land; and the object thereof is to construct a plow for the purpose set forth which sh all be simple in its construction, durable, strong, efflcient in its use, reduce the friction and draft on the plowshare, and comparatively inexpensive to set up.

llVith the foregoing and other objects in view the inventionv consists of the novel construction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafter more specifically described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification, and wherein is shown the preferred embodiment of the invention 3 but it is to be understood that changes, variations, and modifications can be resorted to which come within the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings,

in which like characters of reference denote corresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a double turning-plow in accordance with this invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan, and Fig. 3 is a detail, showing the cross-head, also showing the combined brace and connecting members. Fig. 4 is a detail showing one of the standards. Fig. 5 is a detail showing one of the landsides and the coupling member therefor.

The plow-beam 1 is arranged at an angle with respect to the direction in which the cross-head 2 extends and is detachably connected with the cross-head 2 through the medium of the holdfast devices 3, each of which consists of a headed bolt and a nut, the bolts extending upwardly through the cross-head 2 and the plow-beam 1, and the nuts are mounted upon the upper ends of the bolts.

The cross-head 2 consists of a flat metallic plate 4, having a portion of one side extendmg in a diagonal manner with respect to the plow-beam, as at 5, and a portion of its other side extending in a like manner, as at 6. The remaining portion ofA each side of the crosshead extends in parallelism with respect to the plow-beam, as at 7 8. The diagonally-extending portion 5 starts at a point removed from the forward end 9 ofthe cross-head, or rather from the rear end of the portion 7, and terminates in the rear end 10 of the crosshead, and the diagonally-extending portion 6 starts from the forward end of the portion 8 and terminates in the forward end 9 of the cross-head. The forward portion of the cross-head 2 is provided with an opening 11, a transversely-extending elongated slot 12, and an opening 13 forward of said slot, and at the rear of the cross-head 2 an opening 14 is provided, as well as a transversely-extending elongated slot 15 and an opening 16 at the rear of said slot 15. The function of the elongated slots 12 and 13 will be hereinafter .referredto, as well as the openings 11, 13, 14,

and 16.

To reinforce the cross-head 2,it isindented, as at 17 18, in a direction corresponding to the direction in which the plow-beam l extends. The indentation 17 is arranged at the front of the cross-head at one side, and the indentation 18 is arranged at the rear of the cross-head at one side, and said indentations 17 18 are positioned at each side of the plow-beam 1. The indentations 17 18 also act as stops as well as guides for the heads of the plow-standards, to be hereinafter referred to. The forward end of the crosshead 2 is connected to the plow-beam, aswell as braced through the medium of a combined connecting and brace member 19, which is provided with an offset, as at 20, so that a portion of the said Vmember 19 will bear against the lower face of the plow-beam 1 and the other portion will bear against the lower face of the cross-head 2 at the forward end thereof. The combined connecting and brace member 19 is secured to the plow-beam through the medium of a holdfast device 21, the latter consisting of a headed bolt and nut extending up through an opening in the said member 19 and then through the blow-beam, the nut being mounted upon the upper end` of the bolt. The member 19 is connected` to' the forward end of the cross-head 2 through the medium of a holdfast device 22, consisting of a nut and a bolt, the bolt extending through the opening 13 in the cross-head, an opening being provided for the bolt in the member 19. The rear end of the cross-head 2 is connected to the plow-beam 1 and braced through the medium of` a combined` connecting and brace member 23. The latter consists of a straight piece of suitable metallic roo material and has one portion-thereof bearing against the lower face of the plow-beam and the other portion thereof bearing against the upper -face of the cross-head. The lower face at one end of the plow-beam, as at 24, constitutes a seat for a portion of the member 23. The latter is connected to the plowbeam by the holdfast device 25 and to the cross-head by a holdfast device 26. The latter consists of a nut and bolt which pass up through the opening 16 in the cross-head and through a suitable opening in the member 23. These combined connecting and brace members prevent the cross-head 2 from binding and twisting at each end under heavy strain. Although the combined connecting and brace members are shown as connected to the plow-beam l and cross-head 2 through the medium of nuts and bolts, yet any other suitable manner of securing the said members in position can be employed.

The reference character 27 denotes the forward plowshare-supporting standard, and the reference character 28 indicates the rearward plowshare-supporting standard, the standard 27 being of greater height than the standard 28, and each of the said standards has its lower portion formed in a forwardlyextending curvilinear manner, as at 29, and each of the said standards is further torsionally twisted, as at 30, so that the said torsional twist in each of the standards will cause the curvilinear portions 29 to project forwardly in a manner, as shown, and to the said curvilinear portions 29 are secured the plowshares 31. The upper portion of each of the standards is indicated by the reference character 32 and terminates into and approximately centrally of a cross-piece 38, which abuts against the lower face of the cross-head 2. The cross-piece 38 of the forward plowshare-supporting standard is positioned to extend in parallelism with respect to the portion 7 of the cross-head 2, and the rear of said cross-piece is connected to the cross-head by means of the holdfast device 34, one. element of which extends through the rear end of the cross-piece and up and through the opening 11. Thev forward end ofthe cross-piece 33 of the front standard is shiftably connected. to the cross-head through the lmedium of the attaching device 35, one element ofwhich extends through the forward end of the cross-head and up and through the slot 12. By such manner of connecting the forward plow-standard to the cross-.head 2 the standard can be adjusted to various. angles, as will be evident. The cross-piece 33 of the rearward plow-standard is positioned toextend in parallelism with res ect to the portion 8 of the cross-head 2, and the rear end of said cross-piece is connected to the. cross-head by means of the holdfast device 36, one element of which extends through the forward end of. the cross-piece and up into the opening 14. The rear end of the cross-piece 33 of the rear standard is shiftably connected to the cross-head through the medium of the attaching device 37, one element of which extends through the rear end of the cross-head and up and through the slot 15. By such manner of connecting the rear plow-standard to the cross-head 2 the standard can be adjusted to various angles, as will be evident.

The landside for the forward plow is indicated by the reference character 38, and the landside for the rear plowis indicated by the reference character 39. These landsides are of the same construction with the exception that the landside 38 is shorter than the landside 39. Each of the landsides is connected up in the same manner, so but one connection for a landside will be described, the same reference characters' being applied to both. Each of the landsides is connected to its respective plow-standard through the medium of an angular coupling-piece 40, one member of which is interposed between the moldboard 41 and against the seat formed by the lower portion of the standard, and the other portion of thecoupling member extends rearwardly and is secured by the holdfast device 42 to one face of the landside. One of the holdfast devices which secure the moldboard to the standard also acts as a means for securing the coupling member to the standard. That portion of the coupling member which is interposed between the moldboard and the standard is seated in a cut-away portion or recess 43, formed in that part of the standard which constitutes a seat for the plowshare and moldboard. By such arrangement the moldboard can be moved in close proximity 'to the standard. The forward end of the landside is cut away at its front, as at 44, and at its bottom in a sloping manner, as at 45, so as to form a beak which extends inwardly toward the standard,

'and by such arrangement the shearing off of any soil from the side of the furrow by the landside is prevented. By cutting away the bottom of the landside in a sloping manner it will be evident that the landside will run clear and not cut the soil on the side of the furrow and will slide over any trash or roots that it may come in contact with in the bottom of the furrow. Besides coupling the landside to the standard in a manner, as stated, the landside is further connected to the standard by means of a supporting brace member 47, which at its lower end is secured to the landside at a point at the rear of the connection between the coupling-piece and the landside, and at its upper end is adjustably connected to the standard by the adjusting-screws 48. A slot 49 is provided in the brace member 47, through which operates screws 48, and said brace member is offset, as at 50, so that the lower portion thereof will ISO extend out, and thereby hold the landside rigid against the side of the furrow. Owing to the manner of setting up the landside the same can be adjusted when occasion so requiresfor example, the landside when the adjusting-screws 48 are loosened can be pushed down at the back end, and consequently position the bottom of the landside in perfect alinement with the bottom of the plowshare, thereby insuring a level and steady run of the plow.

Itis essential that the landside for the forward plow be shorter than the landside for the rear plow, so as to allow the necessary space between the back end of the landside of the front plow and the front edge of the plowshare on the rear plow, so that any solid substances, such as roots or stones, mayl pass between the forward edge of the rear plowshare and the heel of the short landside on the front plow.

If the forward plow is to be used as a single plow, the short landside would be detached therefrom and a long landside be attached in osition, as is obvious.

The landsides are not provided with slipheels, as the entire landside is moved forward on the front end to the back end, thereby keeping the whole length of the landside in erfect alinement with the bottom of the duck-bill on the plowshare, showing always an even cut or depth of furrow.

It will be observed that the holdfast de- I vice for attaching the plow-standard to the cross-head is at the front end of the crosspiece of the rear standard and that the holdfast device for attaching the cross-head to the forward standard is at the rear of the crosspiece of the said standard, and such arrangement is used because it enables the strength in the cross-head to be retained at a point where the greatest strain comes in the crosshead when the plow strikes a solid substance, as the greatest strain always comes at the back end of the cross-piece of the front standard and at the front of the cross-piece of the rear standard.

The holdfast devices for securing the crosshead 2 to the lower face of the beam 1 are forwardly positioned in a manner, as shown, with respect to the holdfast devices for securing the cross-piece 33 in position, so that by such an arrangement it gives greater strength and steadiness when carrying the plow. Owing to employing the transversely-extending slots in the cross-head, the plow-standards can be shifted to various angles with respect to the cross-head, thereby changing the position ofthe plowshare, so as to give more land, or to take more land from the plowshare.

Having thus fully described my invention7 what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A plow ofthe character described, embodying a front and rear plowshare, a supporting-standard for each of said shares, a landside extending rearwardly from each of vsaid standards, the forward landside being of less length than the rear landside, a moldboard secured to each of the standards, a coupling-piece interposed between each of the moldboards and each of the standards and connected to each of the landsides, and a brace member secured to each of the landsides and adjustably connected to each of the standards.

2. In a plow of the character described, a landside provided forwardly with an inwardly-extending beak.

3. A plow of the character described, embodying a landside having a sloping lower edge and further provided at the forward end thereof with an inwardly-extending beak.

4. A plow of the character described, embodying a standard having its lower portion constituting a seat, said seat cut away to form a recess, a moldboard and a plowshare secured to said seat, a coupling member mounted in said recess and extending rearwardly of the standard, and a landside attached to the rearwardly-extending portion of the coupling member and provided forwardly with an inwardly-extending beak.

5. A plow of the character described, embodying a standard, having its lower portion constituting a seat, said seat cut away to form a recess, a moldboard and a plowshare secured to said seat, a coupling member mounted in said recess and extending rearwardly of the standard, a landside attached to the rearwardly-extending portion of the coupling member and provided forwardly with an inwardly-extending beak, and a brace member adjustably connected with the standard and secured to the landside.

6. plow ofthe character described, embodying avpair of standards, a plowshare and a moldboard carried by each of the standards, a landside extending rearwardly .from each of the standards and having its forward end provided with an inwardly-extending beak, and means for connecting the landside to the standards.

7. A plow of the character described, embodying a pair of standards, a plowshare and a moldboard carried by each of the standards, a landside extending rearwardly from each of the standards and having its forward end provided with an inwardly-extending beak, means for connecting the landside to the standards, one of said landsides being shorter than the other and each of the landsides having a sloping lower edge.

8. A plow of the character described, embodying a cross-head provided with a pair of indentations, a plow-beam, means for securing the cross-head to the plow-beam, a combined brace and connecting member arranged at the forward end of the cross-head, said member provided with an oiset, means IOO for securing said member to the plow-beam, means for securing said member to the crosshead, a combined brace and connecting member arranged at the rear of the crosshead, means for securing said rear member to the plow-beam, and means for securing said rear .member to the cross-head.

9. A plow lof the character described, embodying a cross-head provided with a pair of indentations, a plow-beam, means for securing the cross-head to the plow-beam, a combined brace and connecting member arranged at the forward end of the cross-head, said member provided with an oil'set, means for securing said member to the plow-beam, means for securing said member to the crosshead, a combined brace and connecting member arranged at the rear of the crosshead, means for securing said rear member to the plow-beam, means for securing said rear member to the cross-head, plow-standards provided at their upper ends with crosspieces, means for connecting one end of the cross-pieces to the cross-head, and means for adjustably connecting the other ends of the cross-pieces to the cross-head.

l0. A plow of the character described, embodying a plow-beam, a cross-head secured thereto and extending diagonally with respect thereto, a combined brace and connecting member engaging the lower face of the plow-beam and the lower face of the cross-head, means for connecting said member to the cross-head and to the plow-beam, arcombined brace and connecting member engaging the lower face of the plow-beam and the upper face of the cross-head, and means for connecting the last-mentioned member to the plow-beam and the crosshead.A

11.l A plow of the character described, embodying a plow-beam, a cross-head connected thereto, a combined brace and connecting member arranged at the forward end of said cross-head and adapted to engage the lower face of the plow-beam and the lower face of the cross-head, means for connecting said member to the cross-head and to the plowbeam, a combined brace and connecting member arranged at the rear of said crosshead and engaging the lower face ofthe plowbeam and the upper face of the cross-head, and means for securing said rearwardly-positioned member to the plow-beam and to the cross-head.

l2. A plow of the character described, embodying a plowshare-supporting standard, a plowshare and a moldboard carried thereby, a landside extending rearwardly from said standard, a coupling member interposed between the moldboard and the standard and extending rearwardly from said standard, means for connecting the landside to said rearwardly-extending portion of the coupling member, a brace provided with an offset, and means for adjustably connecting the upper end of the brace to the standard, and means for connecting the offset portion of the brace to the landside.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ALVY GREEN PERRY. Witnesses:

T. J. WHITE, C. W. VEAZEY. 

